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zavatskajam's review against another edition
3.0
Some of the stories are really beautiful and well written. I enjoyed “Meeting Echo”, “The finest cake in Sri Lanka”, “Secrets of the Maya”, “Postcard from the edge”, “A picture of a village” and my absolute favourite “A visit to Kanasankatan”.
monster_maven's review against another edition
3.0
Ive had this book on my shelf since 2009. Quarantine 2020 felt like a great time to actually read it through. I want to give it more stars but that would be just because I want to. The truth is that these are stories by you and me. They aren't fancy they don't need to me. Many were probably conceived from travel journals and that's just great too. Reminds me of traveling at that time which was after 911 and before wifi all over. Was a beautiful time to get lost in NOWHERE!
cheyennemathews's review against another edition
3.0
Simon Winchesters story was the best. Equatorial Guinea is the worst country in the world apparently.
katepolka's review against another edition
4.0
My aunt suggested I read this book and I'm so glad I did. It's short pieces of travel writing - most of them beautifully crafted and evocative - about places you might consider to be nowhere. There's one set in an airport when delayed (which I could really relate to); one in the middle of the ocean; one in death valley; the Australian outback; Sri Lanka; China; Vietnam etc. Exotic places as well as others much closer to home. The last one is really clever. I love the different styles of the writers and their thoughts on what it means to be in the middle of nowhere - how it affects your view of life - and how nowhere inevitably ends up being somewhere pretty special - often because of the unexpected people you meet.
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